Smyril Line

The Faroese shipping company Smyril Line is of great importance for sea-bound passenger traffic from the Faroe Islands, which belong to Denmark, to Iceland and Jutland. In addition, the shipping company also plays a not insignificant role in North Atlantic freight traffic.

Smyril Line, founded in 1982, is based in the Faroese capital Torshavn. The founders of the shipping company were three nautical officers of Strandfaraskip Landsins, the state-owned local transport company, which was and is responsible, among other things, for ferry operations between the individual Faroe Islands. The founders of Smyril Line wanted their company to offer regular passenger connections to its North Atlantic neighbors.

With the 12,500 GT ferry NORRÖNA (ex GUSTAV WASA) (490 passengers) launched in 1973 at the Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg, Smyril Line operated between Torshavn, Hanstholm in northern Jutland, Bergen in southern Norway, Lerwick in Scotland and Seyðisfjörður in eastern Iceland. In 2003, Smyril Line put into service the RoPax ferry NORRÖNA (II) (36,000 GT, 166 m long), which was built in Lübeck in 2002 and is designed not only to carry a maximum of 1400 passengers and 800 cars, but also freight. The routes operated by Smyril Line with its single passenger vessel have changed several times in subsequent years. In the schedule for 2020 and for 2021, regular three-day services will be offered from Hirtshals in northern Jutland via Torshavn to Seyðisfjörður. This makes the NORRÖNA (II) the only ferry that can currently be used to travel from the European continent to Iceland.

The shipping company also has a cargo department. In addition to the NORRÖNNA (II), five medium-sized multi-purpose ships share the duties of Smyril Line Cargo, which sails the North Atlantic routes.

In addition to its core business at sea, Smyril Line is also active in the hotel business and in the oil business on the Faroe Islands.

The Faroese shipping company Smyril Line is of great importance for sea-bound passenger traffic from the Faroe Islands, which belong to Denmark, to Iceland and Jutland. In addition, the shipping company also plays a not insignificant role in North Atlantic freight traffic.

About Smyril Line

The Faroese shipping company Smyril Line is of great importance for sea-bound passenger traffic from the Faroe Islands, which belong to Denmark, to Iceland and Jutland. In addition, the shipping company also plays a not insignificant role in North Atlantic freight traffic.

Smyril Line, founded in 1982, is based in the Faroese capital Torshavn. The founders of the shipping company were three nautical officers of Strandfaraskip Landsins, the state-owned local transport company, which was and is responsible, among other things, for ferry operations between the individual Faroe Islands. The founders of Smyril Line wanted their company to offer regular passenger connections to its North Atlantic neighbors.

With the 12,500 GT ferry NORRÖNA (ex GUSTAV WASA) (490 passengers) launched in 1973 at the Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg, Smyril Line operated between Torshavn, Hanstholm in northern Jutland, Bergen in southern Norway, Lerwick in Scotland and Seyðisfjörður in eastern Iceland. In 2003, Smyril Line put into service the RoPax ferry NORRÖNA (II) (36,000 GT, 166 m long), which was built in Lübeck in 2002 and is designed not only to carry a maximum of 1400 passengers and 800 cars, but also freight. The routes operated by Smyril Line with its single passenger vessel have changed several times in subsequent years. In the schedule for 2020 and for 2021, regular three-day services will be offered from Hirtshals in northern Jutland via Torshavn to Seyðisfjörður. This makes the NORRÖNA (II) the only ferry that can currently be used to travel from the European continent to Iceland.

The shipping company also has a cargo department. In addition to the NORRÖNNA (II), five medium-sized multi-purpose ships share the duties of Smyril Line Cargo, which sails the North Atlantic routes.

In addition to its core business at sea, Smyril Line is also active in the hotel business and in the oil business on the Faroe Islands.